The Garden of Peace is the Massachusetts memorial to victims of homicide, a place where families, friends and the larger community may remember and honor the lives of those taken by violence. It’s an enduring reminder of the impact of violence and a visual testament of the need to eliminate it. At the same time, the Garden serves as a symbol of hope, peace and renewal. Collaborating with Memorial to Victims of Homicide Assistance (MOVA), PAYETTE’s landscape team undertook the task of expanding the existing garden to accommodate for names of victims over the next decade, an unfortunate necessity.
MOVA
Garden of Peace
Project Statistics
LOCATION
Boston, MA / United States
COMPLETED
2022
Team
Parke MacDowell, AIA
Architect
Yu Pei, ASLA
Landscape Architect
The project’s inception dates back to the summer of 2020, with construction reaching completion in September 2022. The design incorporates a series of detachable brushed stainless-steel plaques along the curved path, forming a delicate sculptural edge. This design choice not only enhances the aesthetic but also ensures accessibility for loved ones to visit the engraved names
Landscape and Sculptural Elements
PAYETTE designed landscape improvements to the existing garden to increase capacity and enhance accessibility. We also fabricated the bent-plate, laser-cut stainless steel plaques which form an elegant and respectful addition to this space. In aggregate, the memorial plaques read as a larger sculptural element.
